EastEnders ’ favourite Jamie Borthwick has hinted that his time on the BBC One soap could be coming to an end soon after his 17-year reign on Albert Square.
Jamie, 28, who plays Jay Brown on the BBC One soap, first appeared on screens back in 2006.
At the time, the actor was only eleven years old, but he immediately made an impact on viewers, and almost twenty years later, he is still one of the favourites on the soap.
However, Jamie may not be portraying Jay's life for much longer as he had hinted that he may be leaving the soap in the near future.
Throughout his time on EastEnders, Jamie has been involved in some of the biggest and most emotional storylines, including falling down a bad path and becoming a drug dealer, being involved in murder cases, and most recently, his character Jay became a widow after his wife Lola Pearce-Brown lost her battle with cancer.
Jamie has been at the forefront of one of EastEnders' biggest storylines, with the drama going on to win Best British Soap at the Soap Awards this year.
However, after the big win, it seems as though Jamie is ready to bid farewell to Walford for good.
"I’m leaving next year", the actor told Daily Star. "Well I can’t do any better than hers [Danielle Harold], can I? So fine, kill me off."
"In the monologue which I say to her [before she dies], I say I’ll be a rat and you can be a fox, and then there’s going to be a clip.
"I will sacrifice never coming back to EastEnders again just so we can have a fox and a rat rummaging through the bins as my final clip.
“I would sacrifice that for this soap, that’s how giving I am. Kill me off just for that, I don’t need to work ever again just for that, for that one scene.”
The soap star also revealed his plans to set up his own production company in order to reprise the popular police drama, The Bill.
“I really wanted to go on was the Bill, bring the Bill back. Everyone I know was in the Bill and I've never done it so bring it back just for me, otherwise I'll start my own company and I’ll start it myself," Jamie shared.
